diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9b252b6..5b16d9c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>xerces</groupId>
 				<artifactId>xercesImpl</artifactId>
-				<version>2.9.1</version>
+				<version>2.12.2</version>
 			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>xalan</groupId>